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voters chose president obama's vision for the future. they chose to reject an extreme idlogy, to reject a dominated p akin, and richardl sent walking. afterrs of tea party talk, american said, they've had enough. now is fo e analyst and washington correspondent "newsweek" and "the daily bea here.oke loud and clear last ni about the seen over the la years. >> well, i think if the republican party is smart, they are going to take control visiveness but they've also take control of themselves because this too me, a moral victory in many ways. you and i discussed this and you deserve abundant credit, rev for getting this don but all of the voter da, voter i.d.s,ll of those things backfired tremendously. i was in philadelphia dn four b on sunday ane congregation, the angry. they were angry becausey thought somedbody was trying t take away their right that's how ang republicans got their n meanness so it was a great day for so many reasons but to me that was one of the best. president, also dominated demographics that i don't think the rep
voters chose president obama's vision for the future. they chose to reject an extreme idlogy, to reject a dominated p akin, and richardl sent walking. afterrs of tea party talk, american said, they've had enough. now is fo e analyst and washington correspondent "newsweek" and "the daily bea here.oke loud and clear last ni about the seen over the la years. >> well, i think if the republican party is smart, they are going to take control visiveness but they've also take...
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that is a state that obama won by 260,000 votes so they is wiped out the obama lead. >> i am not a numbers person, i try to pull out of that but i try to look at feeling. certainly, when you look at ohio in 2008, i don't think there is any republican who could have sat here with a straight face and said we got this, at least it is a dead heat going in which is what this show has said would happen, that obama would have a fairly good summer, romney would have a good fall and without have an obligate surprise which we did and everything would tighten and come down to turn out on tuesday. >> do you think the bomber jacket top gun look helps president obama? >> it changed my vote. i tell you that. he looked fantastic. i saw the price tag. it just came out of the box. the swing you are talking about, many less democrats and a lot more republicans and the only kind of swinging that bob doesn't like. another public here, i could not resist. the only joke i had. four men arrested in ohio, stealing signs. steal willing signs. they were romney signs and where did they buy the signs? they found them
that is a state that obama won by 260,000 votes so they is wiped out the obama lead. >> i am not a numbers person, i try to pull out of that but i try to look at feeling. certainly, when you look at ohio in 2008, i don't think there is any republican who could have sat here with a straight face and said we got this, at least it is a dead heat going in which is what this show has said would happen, that obama would have a fairly good summer, romney would have a good fall and without have...
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obama captured 99%. "philadelphia inquirer" reports that g.o.p. nominee mitt romney failed to garner a single vote in 59 of the city divisions. subsets of wards where 700 people could be registered to vote. >> i think the people voted the way they believed in. the polling across the nation showed that the african-american community was supporting the president by 98-99%. >> in ten of chicago 50 wards, largely inner city, the president likewise captured 98% of the vote. some parts of philadelphia witnessed turn-out rate exceeding 90%. arousing suspicion that something other than brotherly love was at work. >> in some precincts in philadelphia you will see as they finish the, you know, the official count, i think you will see places where there are many people voting in a precinct than signed in at the poll book. >> i don't find it hard to believe there are neighborhoods in the united states that president obama got 97 to 99% of the vote. the turn-out level strikes me as suspicious. philadelphia has been a administration that had irregular election
obama captured 99%. "philadelphia inquirer" reports that g.o.p. nominee mitt romney failed to garner a single vote in 59 of the city divisions. subsets of wards where 700 people could be registered to vote. >> i think the people voted the way they believed in. the polling across the nation showed that the african-american community was supporting the president by 98-99%. >> in ten of chicago 50 wards, largely inner city, the president likewise captured 98% of the vote....
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maybe 3.5% to 4% pro-obama. and what that race is going to come down to if the focus is on pennsylvania and ohio as you know, it's who lives up on the hill and who lives down in the valley. who looks like the guy who runs the company and who looks like the guy you work with. and the truth is that neither one of these guys fits totally into the framework of mind of the working class person in ohio or pennsylvania. but i think, i think that obama's still a little closer to their heart than mitt romney who hasn't made the sale to them personally. all he's done is made the case against obama. he hasn't made the case against himself. >> let me ask you about the argument that romney seems to be making. i thought he had a really good argument in the debates. first debate especially. chuck, he said business is jobs. i'm a business guy. i can give you jobs. it was so down the middle, so perfect for the country's need, the sense of need we have, all of us. that seems to be dissipated the past few weeks. it's not the front
maybe 3.5% to 4% pro-obama. and what that race is going to come down to if the focus is on pennsylvania and ohio as you know, it's who lives up on the hill and who lives down in the valley. who looks like the guy who runs the company and who looks like the guy you work with. and the truth is that neither one of these guys fits totally into the framework of mind of the working class person in ohio or pennsylvania. but i think, i think that obama's still a little closer to their heart than mitt...
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four years ago they had clinton versus obama and bill clinton at one point said the obama campaign was the biggest fairy tale he's ever seen and what a turnabout, he's now done more than two dozen campaign events for president obama, including this morning in a frigid concorde, new hampshire in what he's doing is really hitting mitt romney hard for various flip-flops, such as the auto bailout. take a listen. >> he's tied himself into so many knots saying he didn't oppose what he clearly opposed and he'll have a job as a chief contortionist at cirque de solel. >> now, the clinton campaigning continues and we've got word that bill clinton tomorrow will attend four events in pennsylvania. as you've been noting with carl, democrats have been down playing the late romney charge saying it's desperate a hail mary and the fact that they're sending bill clinton into four different stops in pennsylvania in the final hours tomorrow suggest maybe the obama camp is more nervous than they're letting on, shep. >> all right, ed henry on the road for us, voters in the battle ground state of virginia st
four years ago they had clinton versus obama and bill clinton at one point said the obama campaign was the biggest fairy tale he's ever seen and what a turnabout, he's now done more than two dozen campaign events for president obama, including this morning in a frigid concorde, new hampshire in what he's doing is really hitting mitt romney hard for various flip-flops, such as the auto bailout. take a listen. >> he's tied himself into so many knots saying he didn't oppose what he clearly...
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it's the first big decision president obama has to make. it looltion it's between john kerry and u.n. ambassador susan rice. will the president go with the 2004 presidential candidate or his apparent favorite? >>> also a report on the latest in the fighting that i think could lead to a war with iran. >>> talk about the gop's woman problem. in story county, nevada, republican businessman who employs lots of women got elected county commissioner. the things is the woman he em plous is is brothel, the mustang ramp. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> another victory for a democrat in a close house race. ron barber, the successor to gabrielle giffords has won his race in southern arizona. barber defeated marth
it's the first big decision president obama has to make. it looltion it's between john kerry and u.n. ambassador susan rice. will the president go with the 2004 presidential candidate or his apparent favorite? >>> also a report on the latest in the fighting that i think could lead to a war with iran. >>> talk about the gop's woman problem. in story county, nevada, republican businessman who employs lots of women got elected county commissioner. the things is the woman he em...
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obama. he would be good for business. the problem with such a that i think is if you sent err campaign on business, what happens to people for whom about business is not the central fact of their lives, middle class people who want to work 9:00 to 5:00, their looifs centered on their families, churches, communities, saying what i'm going to do is unleash the dynamic powers of american capitalism doesn't speak to this specific -- >> that's great. >> it turns out, john, that we are not a nation of shop keepers. most of us are lucky to get jobs like i love, like i do, and we've never started a business in our lives, there's a lot of people we look up to in this world. fdr, ike, jack kennedy. never started a business. general petraeus never started a business. a lot of people are just lucky to find positions they fit into and serve somebody and get paid for it. the idea i'm a rugged capitalist, now i'm going to get 51% of the vote, turns out there aren't that many people who are ayn rand fans. >
obama. he would be good for business. the problem with such a that i think is if you sent err campaign on business, what happens to people for whom about business is not the central fact of their lives, middle class people who want to work 9:00 to 5:00, their looifs centered on their families, churches, communities, saying what i'm going to do is unleash the dynamic powers of american capitalism doesn't speak to this specific -- >> that's great. >> it turns out, john, that we are...
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this is the obama map of 2008. when you come to the map of 2012, remark when i successful in a much tougher year for democrats themselves lost only indiana and north carolina. the two most republican states. of all the states president obama won as senator obama foreyears ago -- >> remember, north carolina only won by 14,000 votes. >> these are the two states with the deepest republican dna. of the two states he lost you have to say it is a remarkable achievement. begin the high unemployment that the president defended this map. >> i want to point out. florida is the only state we have not projected a win yet or a loss. we haven't made any projections. it is very close. 97% of the vote has been counted. the president has 50%. mitt romney has 49%. there is a difference though, not much there in florida. but i think the reason we have not made a projection is that they've decided to stop downing votes. at least for the night. they'll resume tomorrow morning and then we'll wait and see the official number. we have not
this is the obama map of 2008. when you come to the map of 2012, remark when i successful in a much tougher year for democrats themselves lost only indiana and north carolina. the two most republican states. of all the states president obama won as senator obama foreyears ago -- >> remember, north carolina only won by 14,000 votes. >> these are the two states with the deepest republican dna. of the two states he lost you have to say it is a remarkable achievement. begin the high...
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president obama took every punch they threw. he landed the political knockout last night and he's still standing. joining me now is joe madison, nationally syndicated radio host of "mornings with madison "and nia-malika henderson, national political reporter for "the washington post." thank you for joining me tonight. >> it's good to be here. >> joe, is the republican party broken? is this a party in crisis? >> yes, it is a party in crisis and one of the things is that the adults simply have not shown up to the party. you know, this goes back to one, the southern strategy, richard nixon's administration when the dixicrats were tossed out or left the democratic party they were received in open arms by the republican party and that's why you saw the south all red yesterday. if you remember, lee atwater and the willy horton fiasco, even to the point that at his death bed lee atwater apologized to the late brown for the strategy that they used. so they are in disarray. and we talked about this during the whole election return and th
president obama took every punch they threw. he landed the political knockout last night and he's still standing. joining me now is joe madison, nationally syndicated radio host of "mornings with madison "and nia-malika henderson, national political reporter for "the washington post." thank you for joining me tonight. >> it's good to be here. >> joe, is the republican party broken? is this a party in crisis? >> yes, it is a party in crisis and one of the...
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president obama, 54%, and you see it there, mitt romney, 53%. the last time we saw numbers like this, an incumbent without a sizeable lead was 1992 when george h.w. bush lost to bill clinton. >>> it has been a hairied pace for the correspondents as welt. political correspondent paul steinhauser joins us from his home base in washington. yesterday you were in pennsylvania covering a paul ryan rally. what do you think is the message for the challengers? >> we're hearing change. change and change. remember four years ago president obama ran on the mantle of hope and change. romney finished up at a rally out in colorado. another one of those eight battleground states we keep talking about. and what mitt romney is saying do you want another four years of under president obama or do you want something a little different? here's part of what he said. >> change can't be measured in speeches. it is measured in achievements. and four years ago, four years ago candidate obama promise dodd so very much, but he's fallen so very short. you recall. he promised
president obama, 54%, and you see it there, mitt romney, 53%. the last time we saw numbers like this, an incumbent without a sizeable lead was 1992 when george h.w. bush lost to bill clinton. >>> it has been a hairied pace for the correspondents as welt. political correspondent paul steinhauser joins us from his home base in washington. yesterday you were in pennsylvania covering a paul ryan rally. what do you think is the message for the challengers? >> we're hearing change....
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two years ago president obama felt the same way, christine. in fact, i think we have a clip of this. i also hijacked you on that front where he said this. >> the last thing you want to do is to raise taxes in the middle of a recession because that would just suck up -- take more demand out of the economy and put businesses in a further hole. >> he said that two years ago. we are coming out of a recession possibly, a fragile recovery so you ask yourself is raising taxes a good idea now? >> interesting thing happening in washington where people are starting to downplay the fiscal cliff, more like a slope. won't hurt if we go over it and warren buffett among them saying don't worry, it won't be a recession and 535 people won't agree it won't crith u.s. economy. the $7 trillion taken out of the economy over ten years what. would be felt first? >> i think one thing we should go into this with, we may go over the cliff but we won't stay over the cliff. people in washington don't want us over the cliff for a couple of months. >> i think that's risky
two years ago president obama felt the same way, christine. in fact, i think we have a clip of this. i also hijacked you on that front where he said this. >> the last thing you want to do is to raise taxes in the middle of a recession because that would just suck up -- take more demand out of the economy and put businesses in a further hole. >> he said that two years ago. we are coming out of a recession possibly, a fragile recovery so you ask yourself is raising taxes a good idea...
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obama-care? >> there are certainly maybe parts of it we believe that need to be changed. we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> wait a minute. a short while later, boehner walked back his answer on twitter. obama care is the law of the land, but it's raising costs and hurting small businesses. our goal remains full repeat? it looks like he's scared of the tea partiers in the caucus. president obama was close to persuading him on a grand bargain before boehner buckled. i guess you could say this time around they don't need boehner. they hold not all the carts, but more cards, and the middle eastern people are clearly behind this president, they elected a more progress i have senate. senator patty murray, who led the democratic senatorial expand committee says her party is ready to link arms and jump off the cliff. >> if we can't get a good deal, a balanced deal that calls on the wealthy to pay their fair share, i would absolutely continue this debate into 2013 rather than lock in a long-te
obama-care? >> there are certainly maybe parts of it we believe that need to be changed. we may do that. no decisions at this point. >> wait a minute. a short while later, boehner walked back his answer on twitter. obama care is the law of the land, but it's raising costs and hurting small businesses. our goal remains full repeat? it looks like he's scared of the tea partiers in the caucus. president obama was close to persuading him on a grand bargain before boehner buckled. i...
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the obama campaign released it. president obama talking to his staff and his volunteers in chicago the day after the election. >> i felt that the work that i had done, um, in running for office had come full circle. because what you guys have done means that the work that i'm doing is important. >> you know, these campaigns are so long. savannah, you covered one last time around. mitt romney declared his candidacy in june of 2011. so 17 months of campaigning. same goes for the president. it's going to come pouring out at the end win or lose. >> the emotion and all of that. the tears. >> what is rare is we've seen it, now we see the video. >> this is the second time in like two weeks. >> but both these candidates no matter what your political persuasion, they put their hearts into these campaigns as do the people that work on them and the reporters who cover them. they believe it and they care about this country and i think we can all sympathize with that having gone through it and then kind of having that emotional
the obama campaign released it. president obama talking to his staff and his volunteers in chicago the day after the election. >> i felt that the work that i had done, um, in running for office had come full circle. because what you guys have done means that the work that i'm doing is important. >> you know, these campaigns are so long. savannah, you covered one last time around. mitt romney declared his candidacy in june of 2011. so 17 months of campaigning. same goes for the...
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a weaker number for less jobs added is going to favor a romney versus obama. the key question is just how can one data point influence voters ahead of the elections next week. that level of uncertainty, of course, going to make markets volatile after this report. it's coming at the same time where rising costs of hurricane sandy are coming in. that's something we have to look forward to in the november numbers, not impacting today. four days, of course, before the election. i think we can expect a politically charged payroll report later today. for now, back to you. >> we will see those numbers at 8:30 eastern time. less than three hours from now. julia, thanks so much. >>> as always this morning, you can e-mail me at waytooearly@msnbc.com. tweet me @williegeist. let me know what you're doing. >>> still ahead, richard engle takes to the skies above new york city to survey the damage. his report next. >>> plus -- >> number five -- >> single and looking to mingle? find that special someone on the early voting line. >> yeah, that's right. >> vice president joe bi
a weaker number for less jobs added is going to favor a romney versus obama. the key question is just how can one data point influence voters ahead of the elections next week. that level of uncertainty, of course, going to make markets volatile after this report. it's coming at the same time where rising costs of hurricane sandy are coming in. that's something we have to look forward to in the november numbers, not impacting today. four days, of course, before the election. i think we can...
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obama pledged that the u.s. will be friends with any nation that respects its people's rights and international law. nbc political director and chief white house reporter chuck todd has been traveling with the president. chuck, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. president obama is the first president to ever visit myanmar. i can tell you it's been a whirlwind day here for the president. the president got here, greeted by throngs of people of this country at times getting very close actually to the motorcade. the first thing he did after he met with the president is he went to nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi, who of course is the big democracy activist here in myanmar. the president was here and made the case why myanmar needs to continue its democratic reform and also told the story of the evolution of american democracy hoping it would serve as a model. here's a little bit of that speech. >> i stand before you today, the president of the most powerful nation on earth, but recogn
obama pledged that the u.s. will be friends with any nation that respects its people's rights and international law. nbc political director and chief white house reporter chuck todd has been traveling with the president. chuck, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, veronica. president obama is the first president to ever visit myanmar. i can tell you it's been a whirlwind day here for the president. the president got here, greeted by throngs of people of this country at times...
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obama care is the law of the land. after the president's reelection states are scrambling to try to figure out what they are going to do about health insurance. >> well the reelection has ended about whether or not the healthcare overall will have an effect. the first comes as early as friday when states are due to report whether they will establish their own exchanges to residents and businesses to buy their own health insurance. that is one of several decisions states, businesses and individuals will have to make before roughly 30 million americans start applying for insurance 11 months from now. roughly 16 states are often track to establish their own exchanges while nine have decided they won't. those nine and any states who join them have until february 15th to commit to an exchange or have the federal government exchange them. they have similar deadlines in businesses with 50 plus workers have until january 1st of 2014 to decide whether they will have coverage or have a full-time employee. without it most residen
obama care is the law of the land. after the president's reelection states are scrambling to try to figure out what they are going to do about health insurance. >> well the reelection has ended about whether or not the healthcare overall will have an effect. the first comes as early as friday when states are due to report whether they will establish their own exchanges to residents and businesses to buy their own health insurance. that is one of several decisions states, businesses and...
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what can we expect from a second obama term? a look at the agenda. >> what does a gambler's paradise look like? a peek into the future. >> police accuse one man of rape and another of sexual assault. >> you are watching wbal tv 11. live, local, late breaking. >> it is a relatively quiet today for president obama at the white house. >> that will not last for long. plenty of changes could be in store. nikole killion it is in washington with more. >> with president obama back at the white house, what can we expect now he has won reelection? >> i return more determined and inspired than ever about the work there is to do. >> and there is a lot of work. first, the fiscal cliff. with tax hikes and spending cuts, reaching a deal with congress, then what? >> the president has promised he will do immigration reform. he did not keep it last time. >> other issues could range from climate change to the implementation of his health- care law. >> obamacare, the biggest item has a lot of loose ends that need to be attended to. >>
what can we expect from a second obama term? a look at the agenda. >> what does a gambler's paradise look like? a peek into the future. >> police accuse one man of rape and another of sexual assault. >> you are watching wbal tv 11. live, local, late breaking. >> it is a relatively quiet today for president obama at the white house. >> that will not last for long. plenty of changes could be in store. nikole killion it is in washington with more. >> with...
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the obamas, starting a new chapter in this white house. and the abc news powerhouse team is everywhere, on this historic day for america. live, from abc's election headquarters, this is a special "world news" with diane sawyer. >> good evening, and it was a day of celebration for president obama and a day of soul searching for the republican party. and, a reality check for a nation, seeking to move forward as a hard-fought election. tonight, your voice has become your vote, and these are the results at this hour. electoral votes, president obama with a decisive victory. and the president also winning the popular vote. and there are two pictures this morning after that say so much about two families, after the long campaign. governor romney, gathered with his family in a hotel room, and president obama and his family, on their way back to the white house. and, abc's white house correspondent jake tapper, with us again tonight. jake? >> reporter: good evening, diane. after logging more than 170,000 miles on air force one and a grueling and i
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obama care. energy. all that just got wiped off the page for four or five days and that had the effect of getting everybody's mind off the election. that started over here in the last day or so. >> that is the funny thing about momentum. i'm sure you experience this, governor. one day you have it and the other day you don't but you can get it back. how lasting do you think the effect it on the romney campaign? >> nothing obama did broke romney's momentum. all the way through october obama would attack and attack and be very condescending. didn't help. in fact, it may have hurt him with women. but the blackout took all this off people's minds and now we are seeing who kind of gets the momentum back going. it is very, very close and the new york times i guess i shouldn't be surprised by what gets written in the "new york times" but almost every one of these battleground states the polling is within the margin of error. very few polls has obama got over 50% of the vote. normally a president in the last poll
obama care. energy. all that just got wiped off the page for four or five days and that had the effect of getting everybody's mind off the election. that started over here in the last day or so. >> that is the funny thing about momentum. i'm sure you experience this, governor. one day you have it and the other day you don't but you can get it back. how lasting do you think the effect it on the romney campaign? >> nothing obama did broke romney's momentum. all the way through october...
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we spend some time with mama obama. she is the grandmother of president obama. we spent time watching those votes coming in. overnight last night in a house here. there is a sense of relief and of excitement. and the scenes certainly will live in the memory of these people for very, very long. one thing these people do want is the president to come visit them. he did as a senator in 2006. they want him to come in his second term as a president. she said he won an election. he has to work hard for the people who elected him but maybe when he can he should come visit me. >> are there expectations that he will do that when he finds some time? >> reporter: well, it so. i think people are realistic in the first term with the economy and the situation in the states, he couldn't come over here. when he came in 2006 as senator, it was just crazy crowds throughout kenya. they wanted to come here now. but again, there is a sense here now that he'll come at some point before the end of his term. i think he would disappoint a lot of people if he didn't. he only made one bri
we spend some time with mama obama. she is the grandmother of president obama. we spent time watching those votes coming in. overnight last night in a house here. there is a sense of relief and of excitement. and the scenes certainly will live in the memory of these people for very, very long. one thing these people do want is the president to come visit them. he did as a senator in 2006. they want him to come in his second term as a president. she said he won an election. he has to work hard...
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this morning president obama is scheduled to hold his first post-election news conference. he is expected to face a barrage of questions about general david petraeus' admitted affair, the time line of the fbi investigation and when exactly the president was told about it. meanwhile, the white house says the president still has faith in general john allen. he, of course, is the current u.s. commander in afghanistan who is now under investigation by the pentagon's inspector general for what officials described as potentially inappropriate e-mails with one of the women directly involved in the case. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on this ever-widening story. >> reporter: the scandal involving two very different women, tampa socialite jill kelley and petraeus biographer paul broadwell ensnared not only petraeus but his successor. john allen who took over from petraeus in afghanistan and is the president's choice to be supreme allied commander of nato forces in europe, a nomination now temporarily on hold. >> sweetheart, thank you for all that
this morning president obama is scheduled to hold his first post-election news conference. he is expected to face a barrage of questions about general david petraeus' admitted affair, the time line of the fbi investigation and when exactly the president was told about it. meanwhile, the white house says the president still has faith in general john allen. he, of course, is the current u.s. commander in afghanistan who is now under investigation by the pentagon's inspector general for what...
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as president of the united states. >> obama! obama! obama! >> now, in colorado, in two days everybody in the country has got a choice to make. you've already made a choice, many of you, but there's still a lot of folks who have yet to cast their ballots. and they've got a choice between two candidates and two parties, but more importantly, between two visions of our country. it's a choice between returning to the top-down policies that crashed our economy, or a vision of our economy from the middle class out, from the bottom up. and, you know, as americans, we honor free enterprise, the free market, the strivers, the streamers, the business folks, the risk takers. who've always been the driving force behind our economic growth. greatest engine of growth and process terty the world's ever known. what we also believe our markets, free enterprise system, it works best when everybody's participating. when everybody has the chance to succeed. when everybody has a decent education. and everybody's learning new skills and when we're investing in res
as president of the united states. >> obama! obama! obama! >> now, in colorado, in two days everybody in the country has got a choice to make. you've already made a choice, many of you, but there's still a lot of folks who have yet to cast their ballots. and they've got a choice between two candidates and two parties, but more importantly, between two visions of our country. it's a choice between returning to the top-down policies that crashed our economy, or a vision of our economy...
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obama tried to call both mr. boehner and the senator republican leader, mitch mcconnell but was told they were asleep. >> wake them up, for goodness sake. >> he is the president. >> wake him up. >> yesterday, yesterday, senate majority leader harry reid struck a tone of cautious optimism. >> it's better to dance than to fight. it's bettor work together. i want to work together but i want everyone to also understand, you can't push us around. >> hours later there was some reason for hope. the word revenue which speaker boehner used 15 times in a 12-minute press conference and not always in a completely negative context. >> the news via tax reform. we're willing to accept new revenue under the right conditions. republicans have signaled a willingness to accept new revenue. if it comes from growth and reform. >> has boehner opened the door to compromise and extended an actual olive branch. he alluded to the grand bargain that slipped away a year ago. >> closer to the critical mass needed legislatively to get tax ref
obama tried to call both mr. boehner and the senator republican leader, mitch mcconnell but was told they were asleep. >> wake them up, for goodness sake. >> he is the president. >> wake him up. >> yesterday, yesterday, senate majority leader harry reid struck a tone of cautious optimism. >> it's better to dance than to fight. it's bettor work together. i want to work together but i want everyone to also understand, you can't push us around. >> hours later...
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. >>> the obama administration is reportedly weighing its options on what sort of force -- wouldn't your dad be proud of you? >> yeah. i think he'd find that to be deserving. >> i think he might spit his coffee up all over himself. anyway, trying to figure out what type of force the u.s. military's going to leave in afghanistan after 2014. now, according to "the new york times," options range from a small counterterrorism unit to more than 10,000 americans and nato troops. there are also some ongoing discussions over how quickly that drawdown of those 66,000 troops still in the war zone are going to be. the talks factor in recommendations of commanders on the ground, many of whom favor a substantial force through next year's fighting season. that may be at odds with some of the white house, which "the new york times" says are describing as "very war weary." you know, mika, when you consider that every one of those troops out there have to worry about their afghan, quote, allies turning guns on them at any moment and shooting them, you know, they're not the only ones who are war weary. br
. >>> the obama administration is reportedly weighing its options on what sort of force -- wouldn't your dad be proud of you? >> yeah. i think he'd find that to be deserving. >> i think he might spit his coffee up all over himself. anyway, trying to figure out what type of force the u.s. military's going to leave in afghanistan after 2014. now, according to "the new york times," options range from a small counterterrorism unit to more than 10,000 americans and...
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. >> president obama will give its first post election speech from the white house. >> hallie jackson joins us with a preview. good morning. >> hi. a lot of folks will be watching this speech closely. for the second morning in a row, the markets were open after a slump as investors worry if lawmakers don't do something to avoid tax hikes and spending cuts. this afternoon, president obama will walk into the east room of the white house today to call on congress to work together. to figure how to handle the fiscal cliff. >> these folks and the president have to worry -- if they come out too sharp, they could create a deeper recession. >> that is the warning from the congressional budget office. the new report says a lengthy standoff could end with millions out of workthey believe the standoff could end with millions out of work and the unemployment rate at 9.1%. most lawmakers will not let it get to that. they will try to hammer out a deal when the new congress takes over capitol hill. in the speech today, the president is expected to push for the bush-era tax cuts for everybody except
. >> president obama will give its first post election speech from the white house. >> hallie jackson joins us with a preview. good morning. >> hi. a lot of folks will be watching this speech closely. for the second morning in a row, the markets were open after a slump as investors worry if lawmakers don't do something to avoid tax hikes and spending cuts. this afternoon, president obama will walk into the east room of the white house today to call on congress to work...
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president obama 52. >> on to pennsylvania president obama 52 percent romney 47. we have team coverage of all of these election results and more. we have more on the president's victory. >> we also have heather nauert with a look at the exit polls and ainsley earhardt breaking down the balance of power in congress. we start with kelly wright. >> heather, patti ann good morning to you. after his election victory president obama is sounding a con sill tory tone. he has learned from those who supported him as well as those who opposed him. because of that he will return to washington more hardened and with more resolve. the president and his family greeted supporters who gathered in chicago to celebrate his victory. people from every background and ethnicity clearing fin the background some chanting four more years. they reached the speech before the jubilant crowd extending a message to all americans. >> whether i have earned your vote or not, i have listened to you. i have learned from you. you have made me a better president. with your stories and your struggles,
president obama 52. >> on to pennsylvania president obama 52 percent romney 47. we have team coverage of all of these election results and more. we have more on the president's victory. >> we also have heather nauert with a look at the exit polls and ainsley earhardt breaking down the balance of power in congress. we start with kelly wright. >> heather, patti ann good morning to you. after his election victory president obama is sounding a con sill tory tone. he has learned...
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we're waiting for live events with president obama and michelle obama. a lot more ahead, we'll bring it to you as it happens, our election eve reporting continues in a moment. wait for it... wait for it... [ dog ] you know, i just don't think i should have to wait for it! who do you think i am, quicken loans? ♪ at quicken loans, we won't make you wait for it. our efficient, online system allows us to get you through your home loan process fast. which means you'll never have to beg for a quick closing. one more way quicken loans is engineered to amaze. bonkers, look at me when i'm talking to you. everyone in the nicu, all the nurses wanted to watch him when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was important to you changes in light of having a child that needs you every moment. i wouldn't trade him for the world. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. if you're caring for a child with special needs, our innovative special care program offers strategies that can he
we're waiting for live events with president obama and michelle obama. a lot more ahead, we'll bring it to you as it happens, our election eve reporting continues in a moment. wait for it... wait for it... [ dog ] you know, i just don't think i should have to wait for it! who do you think i am, quicken loans? ♪ at quicken loans, we won't make you wait for it. our efficient, online system allows us to get you through your home loan process fast. which means you'll never have to beg for a quick...
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obama was behind by five. obama rallied. looking at the polls yesterday and today, romney is back ahead one or two in the national. that could sway over the battleground state. >> see you tomorrow. thank you. >> pleasure. current and former intelligence officials tell fox news classified stable in benghazi libya could not defend itself against a coordinated attack. most certainly would have gone to the white house. national security staff. also today, more questions about what president obama said. immediately following the deadly assault. cbs news has released another segment of its interview with the president. conducted one day after the murder of the u.s. ambassador and three other americans. >> this morning, you went out of your way to avoid the use of the word terrornist connection with the libya attack. >> i can't believe this was a terrorist attack. >> it's too early to know exactly how this came about. what group was involved. it was an attack on americans. we are going to be working with the libyan government to ma
obama was behind by five. obama rallied. looking at the polls yesterday and today, romney is back ahead one or two in the national. that could sway over the battleground state. >> see you tomorrow. thank you. >> pleasure. current and former intelligence officials tell fox news classified stable in benghazi libya could not defend itself against a coordinated attack. most certainly would have gone to the white house. national security staff. also today, more questions about what...
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president obama and house speaker john boehner haven't budged. yesterday we heard of talk of olive branches and reaching across the aisle. but this evening speaker bonner said this to abc news. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable and frankly couldn't even pass the house. i'm not sure it can pass the senate. >> he could be right about that. he's talking about raising tax rates. jessica yellin reminded us today that the white house has vowed to veto any bill that doesn't extend the bush tax cuts for families making $250,000, less than $250 a year. he's been very explicit. tax rates will be raised for people who make more than that amount of money. so how did the president respond to john boehner's line in the sand? well we haven't heard from him since he returned to washington yesterday. we were told though by the white house this evening he'll make a statement on the fiscal cliff tomorrow but as far as what we know right now the administration says the president has already laid out his plan. it's a plan he says would cut the deficit by $4 trilli
president obama and house speaker john boehner haven't budged. yesterday we heard of talk of olive branches and reaching across the aisle. but this evening speaker bonner said this to abc news. >> raising tax rates is unacceptable and frankly couldn't even pass the house. i'm not sure it can pass the senate. >> he could be right about that. he's talking about raising tax rates. jessica yellin reminded us today that the white house has vowed to veto any bill that doesn't extend the...
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look at obama's schedule. we're going to go ahead -- it's almost as if they were saying virginia is a luxury but in the obama campaign mind, they are awarding him florida and virginia one stop each. at the end of the day colorado seems to be there but let's give romney virginia. let's give romney new hampshire. i think our poll shows that all of the -- >> romney has been there twice. >> let's look at this map here. let's say you did it that way and the president is spending a majority of time in these states. they continue to feel best about ohio. that means that they need either wisconsin on their own, colorado on their own, and iowa suddenly becomes a luxury and they could lose that. >> don't you think colorado looks a little better for romney than iowa? >> i would think it's better for romney which means the firewall at the end of the day, there's your firewall. it's ohio and wisconsin. >> when we started this election i feel like we were talking about the rough spell, iowa, wisconsin -- >> how about for ro
look at obama's schedule. we're going to go ahead -- it's almost as if they were saying virginia is a luxury but in the obama campaign mind, they are awarding him florida and virginia one stop each. at the end of the day colorado seems to be there but let's give romney virginia. let's give romney new hampshire. i think our poll shows that all of the -- >> romney has been there twice. >> let's look at this map here. let's say you did it that way and the president is spending a...